Virtuous Leaders with Dr. Johann D'Souza

Mark Zuckerberg built an algorithm designed to make you lonely. Tim Connors is building one designed to set you free. And he has $40 billion in created market capital to prove he knows the difference.Tim Connors is a venture capitalist, a Notre Dame and Stanford graduate, and a board member of the largest Catholic philanthropic organization in the world. He grew up the youngest of eight in a struggling Irish Catholic family in Indiana. He found his mission in a papal encyclical. And now he spends every day coaching founders who are solving homelessness, hunger, predatory banking, and the collapse of the parish all at once.This conversation will rewire how you think about work, faith, money, and the future of the Church. It is one of the most original and energizing episodes we have released.What You'll Hear:How Pope Benedict's Caritas in Veritate became the Rosetta Stone that unlocked Tim's entire investment philosophy and changed everythingThe story of Chime, the bank that simply refused to rip off its customers, and how it saved 100 million American families $500 a year in junk feesWhy Jesus's model of 12 is the same model Amazon, Google, and IBM independently arrived at for building high-performing teamsThe simple parish growth strategy Tim implemented that produced top five diocesan results in belief in the Real Presence and drove explosive membership growthWhy subsidiarity is the Church's greatest strength for longevity but its biggest obstacle to spreading innovation fastWhat a social network built on Jesus's algorithm instead of Mark Zuckerberg's would actually look like and why Tim is already funding itTim ConnorsVenture CapitalistFounder, Pivot North CapitalDr. Johann D'SouzaClinical Psychologist and Host🔗 https://www.johanndsouza.com/🔗 https://drjohanndsouza.substack.com/🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanndsouza/#TimConnors #VirtuousLeaders #DrJohannDSouza #CatholicSocialTeaching #VentureCapital #ParishRevival #CatholicPhilanthropy #DoingGoodWhileDoingWell👇 If your work had to pass the test of Pope Benedict's Caritas in Veritate, does it help or hurt the person it serves?

You lock the door at night. You'd never let a stranger sleep in your kid's room. Fr. Carter Griffin says the phone on the nightstand pulls off exactly that trick, and almost nobody notices.He's a seminary rector, a Princeton convert, a former Navy officer, and the author of Forming Families, Forming Saints. Fifteen years forming future priests has taught him precisely what makes a soul strong and what quietly hollows one out. The same forces are working on your kids right now.Direct, practical, and genuinely useful. Bring a notebook.What you'll hear:The four dimensions of formation, and how to run them at home without a theology degreeWhy a phone before virtue is the single riskiest thing a lot of good parents do without blinkingWhat destroys a vocation, and why the same thing is coming for your childrenHow to build a home where kids get excited about their calling instead of anxiousWhy risk, struggle, and failure aren't threats to your child. They're the engine.What still gives this rector real hope after fifteen years in the trenchesFollow Virtuous Leaders so you never miss an episode, and leave a rating if this one moved you. It genuinely helps new listeners find the show.Fr. Carter Griffin Rector, St. John Paul II Seminary Author, Forming Families, Forming SaintsMore from Dr. Johann D'Souza:Clinical Psychologist and Host https://www.johanndsouza.com/ https://drjohanndsouza.substack.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanndsouza/#FrCarterGriffin #VirtuousLeaders #DrJohannDSouza #CatholicParenting #RaisingSaints #SeminaryFormation #VirtueFormation #NewDarkAge

People without smartphones were smarter. Not a little smarter. Way smarter. That is not nostalgia. That is what you discover when you open an old book and actually let it land.Joshua Charles is a New York Times bestselling author, former White House speechwriter, and founder of Eternal Christendom. He has spent 15 years reading the greatest works of Western civilization and is now building an apostolate to get that treasure back into the hands of a generation that does not know what it is missing. This conversation is urgent, convicted, and completely without apology.What You'll Hear:Why reading old books is the single most red-pilling thing a modern person can do right nowThe three civilizations God providentially prepared for the coming of Christ and why understanding this changes everythingWhat Eternal Christendom is building, from podcast to digital cathedral, and why it matters for the future of the ChurchWhy the excuse that "my parents never gave me this" will not workHow to make books the foundation of your home and shield your children from digital destructionWhy Joshua believes we are not biologically suited for the hyperconnected world we have built and what he is doing about it personally👉 Follow Virtuous Leaders on Spotify so you never miss an episode.Joshua Charles, Founder of Eternal Christendom | New York Times Bestselling AuthorDr. Johann D'Souza, Clinical Psychologist and Host🔗 https://www.johanndsouza.com/🔗 https://drjohanndsouza.substack.com/🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanndsouza/👇 Drop a comment: What is one old book that changed the way you see the modern world and why?#JoshuaCharles #VirtuousLeaders #DrJohannDSouza #EternalChristendom #GreatTradition #CatholicCulture #ClassicalWisdom #NewDarkAge

Nobody has a right to a child. Nobody. Not gay couples. Not straight couples. Not fertile couples. Not infertile ones. Children are not accessories to be acquired. They are human beings with rights. And the most fundamental of those rights is the right to their own mother and father. Katy Faust has been canceled, called a hate group, and watched her children lose friendships because of what she believes. She has also spoken at the United Nations, submitted amicus briefs to the Supreme Court, and built one of the most credible and courageous children's rights organizations in the world. Now she is coming for Obergefell. And she is not bluffing. This conversation is bold, precise, and completely without apology. If you have ever felt the cultural pressure to stay silent on marriage and family, this episode will give you back your voice. What You'll Hear:Why Obergefell did not just redefine marriage but systematically dismantled children's legal right to their own mother and fatherThe brilliant legal and cultural strategy Katy is using to change the question entirely so the debate is no longer about adult feelings but about justice for childrenWhy heterosexuals started this problem long before gay marriage existed and why that matters for how we fight itThe real cost of speaking truth in this battle and why Katy says we are here precisely because too many people refused to pay itHow Christians throughout history have always been the ones to stand between cultural predators and vulnerable children and why this moment is no differentWhy you will never fix suicide rates, teen pregnancy, child poverty, or graduation rates until you are willing to defend children's right to their mother and father Katy FaustFounder, Them Before UsGreater Than Campaign🔗 greaterthancampaign.com Dr. Johann D'SouzaClinical Psychologist and Host🔗 https://www.johanndsouza.com/🔗 https://drjohanndsouza.substack.com/🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanndsouza/ #KatyFaust #VirtuousLeaders #DrJohannDSouza #ChildrensRights #ThemBeforeUs #MarriageLaw #GreaterThanCampaign #ObergefellDecision 👇 If children have a right to their mother and father, what does that mean for how our laws and culture should be organized around family formation?

He has 11 children. He has watched them dig six-foot holes in the backyard, ride their bikes to Harpers Ferry overnight, and lead decades of the Rosary before they could fully spell their own names. He has also made every mistake a father can make and lived to laugh about it.Michael Moynihan is the Head of Upper School at the Heights, which may be the finest all-boys Catholic school in the country, and the author of Decisive Parenting. This conversation is a masterclass in what it actually looks like to raise children with order, freedom, virtue, and faith in a world that is doing everything it can to steal all four.What You'll Hear:Why the family is not something we invented and how trusting its God-designed structure does more for your children than any parenting strategy ever couldThe nightly reading tradition Michael built with his children and why it became the most formative hour of their dayHow to give young children real freedom in the physical world while protecting them from the counterfeit freedom of screensWhy every new child you bring into a family is a gift not just to you but to every sibling already thereThe simple home economy Michael built around firewood, chores, and honest wages that taught his children the dignity of real workWhat Michael says to parents who believe they cannot give enough attention to more than two children and why he thinks they have it exactly backwardsMichael Moynihan Head of Upper School, The Heights School Author, Decisive ParentingSteven Novotny Father of ThreeDr. Johann D'Souza Clinical Psychologist and Host 🔗 https://www.johanndsouza.com/🔗 https://drjohanndsouza.substack.com/🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanndsouza/#MichaelMoynihan #VirtuousLeaders #DrJohannDSouza #CatholicParenting #LargeFamily #VirtueFormation #ClassicalEducation #RaisingKids👇 What is one thing your parents did that you are now determined to do differently, and one thing you are determined to do exactly the same?